The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-10
CHARGE OF BRIBERY.
A New Hampshire Investigating Com.
mtttee's Report.
Ten Legislators offered Brides for
their Votes on Railroad Bills.
HOOsier White Caps Continue to Ter
rorlze the Country.
A Cherokee War Over the Election Of
Chief Anticipated.

berry to members of the legislature In
connection the recent railroad bill fight
presented its report in the senate this
AFTERNOON. IC finds that no less than
ten members of the body were corrupt
ly approached with offers of money.
place or other advantages to vote for
one or two of the bills. 1t is not al
legged that any of them yielded to the
temptation.
CHEROKEE ELECTION TROUBLES
VnSITA, l. T., Nov. "a special
messenger has just arrived from Table
quah, and reports that the greatest ex-
element prevails at the Cherokee cap
ltal: lie says over half the inhabitants
OF the city'have left, taking with them
their stock Of household goods, and
sought refuge in the timber from an
impending war, which is sure to begin
Monday on the assembling of the co1n-
Gil. The dispute is over the election of
chief OF the Cherokee nation, both
parties claiming that their candidate is
elected.
AFTER THE INSPECTORS.
GREEN BAY, Wis, Nov. 3.-The
c)roner'S jury returned the following
verdict at the inquest on the body of a
man picked up of Shehoygan by the
schooner s. r. Pomeroy: Deceased
came TO his death by reason Of ex-
posure on life raft on Lake Michigan
of ShebOygan, Sunday morning, Octo-
Der 80, 1887, having been compelled to
seek aforesaid raft by reason of the
sinking OF the Vernon. The rule which
requires cork life preserVers was not
complied with, and we recommend that
the inspector who last inspected the
steamer Vernon be, by the proper au-
thorities, arrested and held for trial. -
TERRORIZED BY WHITE CAPS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. "a telegram
from southwestern Indiana says that
white caps" are again committing
more outrages. Outlaws visited the
house of John Amy in Harrison
county and in his presence stripped his
wife and administered forty lashes
which they laid on hard. It is said
that the county officials are thoroughly
terroriZed, as is shown by the fact that
the case Of Charles Langford of Mount
Prospect, Crawford county, was pre-
sented TO the grand jury with proofs of
indemnity of the men who outraged his
family, but the jury refused to present
a true bill. Langford tore the masks
from the faces of two of his assailants
and recognized his. nearest neighbor
and deadliest enemy in one. In spite
or this, he could not induce any
prosecution by the court which feared
the vengeance of his assailants.
NEGRO STRIKERS.
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. Sat present
over 1000 negro laborers are on a
strike. White men working on the
sugar plantations are holding that the
demands were unjust and refused to
join them. AS the negroes are in a
large majority everywhere througout
the sugar district and 9s they are de-
termined neither to work themselves
at present prices nor allow others to
work, further trouble is looked for.
Planters are determined to introduce
q nj kIn zN,. o..
leave their places, and for this purpose
large number of warrants have been
taken out. Several companies of state
militia, aggregating probably 600 men,
are under arms at the principal points
throughout the district and will go to
the assistance of the sheriff if they are
resisted when serving warrants. Evic-
tionS will begin to-day.
ANOTHER DOODLE SCANDAL.
CHICAGO, Nov. 3.-There is another
Doodle scandal around the court house.
Col. Dan w. Mum, one of the lawyers
who fought hard i'll Judge Jamison's
court to keep the entire omnibus load
of boodlers from going down to Joliet,
eutered the superior court this
morning and filed precipe for
5000 against such well known men as
Geo. G.. Klehm, eX-chairman of the
board and champion informer, Christ
ian Gels, Buck" McCarty, Daniel j.
Wrenn, Chris. Casselman, Harry Yer
nell, r. NJ. Oliver. Adam Ochs, ]. E.
Mr.. Mum was subsequently seen by a
reporter and said: Defendants agreed
to pay me in lump the sum of SO 900
with an additional fee of $50 day for
my services in the case. Miserable
hounds have now tried to sneak out of
their agreement, of entire sum agreed
upon. They have paid me but $1,000.
POISONED AT A FEAST.
DELHI, La, Nov. 3.-Last Friday
evening George G. King, who lives four
or five miles southwest of Lamar,
Franklin Parish, gave a dance and sup
per. After supper was nearly over all
the guests were taken violently sick.
A doctor was sent for, who said that
the sickness was caused by poison, and
was unable to render much relief. Louis
King, jr,, Ben King, Walter Bell, Lee
Ford, John O'Brien, jr., and Miss Min
ME Brown, all white, and Dick Hill.
cOlOred, have since died. The wife of
Hill and his SIX children, Asa Ford
and six children, white, Mrs. Louis
child, one of the Durham boys, Bruce
Spires and Hillyard Butler, wife and
children, are dangerously sick, but were
alive at last accounts. Abe Wash
burne was quite sick, but is now out of
danger. No motive can be assigned
for this dastardly deed. The cook is
not supposed to be guilty, as she is
dangerously sick, and her husband and
one or two of her children are dead.
ANOTHER LINK IN THE CHAIN.
PITTSBURG, Nov. IA Chronicle
Telegram Rochester, Pa, special saws:
Additional evidence has been obtained
to-day that is another strong link in the
chain of proof that is expected to solve
the mysterious freight car murder. De-
fApfIHA N n inf faxxr 20 a
said: suspicion now points to two
men. They are pals and are members
of q tough gang. The suspects have
been traced on the Sunday of the MUIR
der, and the detectives have complete
record of their movements on that day.
1t is known that both of these men
were In PlttSburg on Sunday. Thew
were seen together in the Manchester
railroad yards. near Strawberry Lane.
between and z o'clock that NIGHT
Harm, the victim, had girl in ALE
gheny, and one of these called at her
house the same night. Upon their re.
turn to Rochester, one of them
seen again, and the other saiG
he had gone to the workhouse fo,
ninety days. OF the men suspected Of
knowing something about the murdel
one has light brown hair. The otheI
man think wears his hair short. but
believe 1t is also light colored. Tn,
one referred to in yesterday s dispatche,
Is being closely watched. Number two
has disappeared, but his haunts ar
known and he can be easily appre
hended Detective Lazarus said h,
could give no reason for the murder
except that it seems that the men VIII
did the crime were of a class VIII
would kill for dollar note.
ABOUT To BE CLEARED ZIP.
1ITTSHIRG. Nov 1t 10 hal;a.ra
the mystery surrounding the mnrde
of Frank Harm. who was found on
freight car in carriage at Chicae
last week, is about To
cleared up, and the murderer
brought to justice. This afternoon ID
tectives arrested two parties who the
think beyond doubt are the ones WI
committed the murder. Their namf
are William Dims and Harry Ho1,ar,
hnih we'll krn...r, aL.-.....---y y. o.